The Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure (ATOM): A new clinical tool for standardising outcome measurement for alcohol treatment

Simpson, Melanie; Lawrinson, Peter; Copeland, Jan; Gates, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.09.007

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“…The Drug and Alcohol Use Scale was a seven-item questionnaire designed to examine the frequency of substance use, including alcohol and tobacco with in the past 30 days. Items were obtained the Australian Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure [28]. Individuals were asked at baseline how many days in the past 30 days they had used: (i) alcohol; (ii) heroin; (iii) other opioid-based drugs; (iv) cannabis; (v) cocaine; (vi) amphetamine type stimulants (ATS); (vii) tobacco; or (viii) another drug.…”

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Polysubstance use classes and health outcomes among women attending specialist substance use treatment services

Rodriguez

Robinson

Kelly

et al. 2021

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction. Substance use is increasingly prevalent among women. Little research examines subgroups of women with substance use issues to identify their characteristics and thus enable treatment recommendations. The present study used latent class analysis to identify subgroups of substance use among women in substance-use treatment based on use in the 30 days prior to intake and examined changes in mental health and treatment outcomes following 60 days of treatment. Methods. Participants were women (N = 493) attending specialist non-government substance use treatment services in New South Wales, Australia. Results. Four distinct classes of substance users were identified: (i) Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) Polysubstance (40.6%, n = 200); (ii) Alcohol Only (33.1%, n = 163); (iii) Cannabis and Alcohol (17.0%, n = 84) and (iv) Other Polysubstance (9.3%, n = 46). Women in the ATS Polysubstance class were the youngest and those in the Alcohol Only class were the oldest. Discussion and Conclusions. Findings show that classes with high polysubstance use (ATS Polysubstance) differed from the single-substance use class (Alcohol Only). The ATS Polysubstance class had significantly greater improvements in health outcomes after 60 days compared to the Alcohol Only class. These findings suggest that although women with polysubstance use can benefit from substance use treatment, younger women (ATS Polysubstance) may benefit even more than older women (Alcohol Only). Future research should utilise a longitudinal design and examine additional psychosocial characteristics to extend on current findings. [Rodriguez AS, Robinson LD, Kelly PJ, Hudson S. Polysubstance use classes and health outcomes among women attending specialist substance use treatment services.

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“…Income. Income was examined using an item derived from Section A of the Australian Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure [28]. Participants were asked to indicate their current principal source of income and living arrangement by ticking the box corresponding box (or specifying if 'other').…”

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confidence: 99%